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Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Margaret Mead

The ability to learn is older as it is also more widespread than is the ability to teach.
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Ability Learning Old Teaching
If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands.
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Determination Environmental Finding Hands Man Problem Way
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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Life Philosophy Right Sarcasm Time
Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women.
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Children Education Society Teaching Woman
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
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Access Human Need Order
The assumption that men and woman are essentially alike in all respects, or even in the most important ones, is a damaging one, as damaging as the assumption that they are different in ways in which they aren’t different, perhaps more so.
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Assume Damage Different Important Man Oneself Woman
Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything.
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Choice Female History Male
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.
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Government Guide Individual Institution Movement Passion Problem Social
My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.
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Education Goodness Myself Possible School
What the world needs is not romantic lovers who are sufficient unto themselves, but husbands and wives who live in communities, relate to other people, carry on useful work and willingly give time and attention to their children.
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Attention Carry Children Community Husband Lover Need Romantic Time Willing World
Pigs and cows and chickens and people are all competing for grain.
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Animal Competition People
Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
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Behavior Direct Humanity Inheritance Learning Series
Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.
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Fact Family Invention Mom Social
For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.
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Conversation Deep Evolution Human Species
Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly.
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Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties.
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Anxiety Chance Enjoyment Parent

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